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in just a moment president obama and the first lady, michelle obama, will observe a moment of silence on the south lawn of the white house. just to give you a sense of the remembrance going on today, at 9:30 the president will head over to the pentagon for a wreath laying service where he will make remarks along with leon panetta and martin dempsey. vice president joe biden will be in pennsylvania to honor the passengers who took action against the hijackers on flight 93. there will be a reading of the names of the passengers and crew and the vice president will deliver brief remarks. >> and barack obama and michelle obama coming out right now, mika. obviously this president has faced the challenges of -- >> exactly 46 past the hour. the moment of silence. ♪ ♪ >> john meacham, this president now carries the tremendous burden that the last administration carried, to hold true to the words that so many americans spoke 11 years ago, never again. and what a burden that is for him. >> never forget. you talk to presidents. you hear president obama talk about the most solemn responsibili
in just a moment president obama and the first lady, michelle obama, will observe a moment of silence on the south lawn of the white house. just to give you a sense of the remembrance going on today, at 9:30 the president will head over to the pentagon for a wreath laying service where he will make remarks along with leon panetta and martin dempsey. vice president joe biden will be in pennsylvania to honor the passengers who took action against the hijackers on flight 93. there will be a...
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obama. president obama is suddenly upside down when it comes to his favoribility among women, 50 to 46%. the most recent nbc/"wall street journal" poll showed president obama with a 15-point lead among women over mitt romney. i'm surprised by those numbers. >> that's a head scratcher. >> i don't know who's not surprised by these numbers. mark halperin, abc news/"washington post" poll, usually not an outliar poll. very interesting. those numbers don't add up. i cannot imagine the president being upside down among women. >> even with great polls, one in every ten is just bad and could be that. comes right after the republican convention where there was a concerted effort between mrs. romney and dr. rice, secretary rice and a bunch of other women speakers. i don't suspect those numbers are right. it may be a narrower gap. >> john heilemann? i agree with that. there was a cbs/"new york times" poll about six months ago that had a similar weird there, had obama ahead with men and behind with women
obama. president obama is suddenly upside down when it comes to his favoribility among women, 50 to 46%. the most recent nbc/"wall street journal" poll showed president obama with a 15-point lead among women over mitt romney. i'm surprised by those numbers. >> that's a head scratcher. >> i don't know who's not surprised by these numbers. mark halperin, abc news/"washington post" poll, usually not an outliar poll. very interesting. those numbers don't add up. i...
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if it's close, obama wins. if it's better, obama wins in a landslide. if it's lower, he's in trouble. >> okay. ed rendell thank you so much. >> by the way, you were mischievous trying to get republicans to waste money in pennsylvania again. it is fool's gold. i've said it before. i'll say it again. republicans, you do not listen to governor rendell. you cannot win pennsylvania. spend your money more wisely. >> yes, you can. >> jeff greenfield stay with us. up next, dell's attorney general, the son of the vice president, joe biden joins us. right here on set. keep it here on "morning joe." [ "human" by the human league playing ] humans. we mean well, but we're imperfect creatures living in a beautifully imperfect world. it's amazing we've made it this far. maybe it's because when one of us messes up, someone else comes along to help out. that's the thing about humans. when things are at their worst, we're at our best. see how at libertymutual.com. liberty mutual insurance -- responsibility. what's your policy? ♪ [ multiple sounds making melodic tune ]
if it's close, obama wins. if it's better, obama wins in a landslide. if it's lower, he's in trouble. >> okay. ed rendell thank you so much. >> by the way, you were mischievous trying to get republicans to waste money in pennsylvania again. it is fool's gold. i've said it before. i'll say it again. republicans, you do not listen to governor rendell. you cannot win pennsylvania. spend your money more wisely. >> yes, you can. >> jeff greenfield stay with us. up next,...
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obama and the arab states derived from an obama character trait. he's not built many personal relationships with foreign leaders. "he's not good with personal relationships. that's not whatnterests him" said one united ates diom. bu t mid stho relationships are essential. the lack of them deprives d.c. of the inability to influence leadersh decisions. that, that is at the core, i think, of a lot of what we're talking about. tony bir will be on later. when you speak with ton blr, youan extrt wh h t he has developed personal relationships with leaders in the middle east. it seems this president has been unable to do that. and it's critical. >> he hasn't tried just like he hasn't tried like a lot of members on the hill in both parties. we've been hearing for seval years that thisresint wl goo un g a speech and then leave and i've heard from one diplomat after another it's as if he thinks the speech itself is the ends. and not a means to the ends, which, of course, is completely opposite of what george. d tough h entire life. >> i'm not sure your criti
obama and the arab states derived from an obama character trait. he's not built many personal relationships with foreign leaders. "he's not good with personal relationships. that's not whatnterests him" said one united ates diom. bu t mid stho relationships are essential. the lack of them deprives d.c. of the inability to influence leadersh decisions. that, that is at the core, i think, of a lot of what we're talking about. tony bir will be on later. when you speak with ton blr, youan...
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what has president obama done. what has he left when we started and where are we -- >> the key differences that's coming from bill clinton. that's 1992 to 2000. we haven't heard that from barack obama and maybe we will tonight and i think that's going to be a definitional moment for his presidency and certainly for his re-elect if he can frame that in his own words that we believe the next four years are going to be better off. it's great for bill clinton to tell us, but we need to hear it from him. >> what bill clinton did so well, he explained it. went through health care. why does it matter to you? these cuts in medicare matter to the seniors in the senior homes. it really -- >> but the president now hasn't talked about his health care plan that way and that's the point. >> we'll get that opportunity tonight. i think michele obama did a great job talking about why barack obama made a difference over the next four years but katty, at the end of the day, it does come down to the president himself standing up and d
what has president obama done. what has he left when we started and where are we -- >> the key differences that's coming from bill clinton. that's 1992 to 2000. we haven't heard that from barack obama and maybe we will tonight and i think that's going to be a definitional moment for his presidency and certainly for his re-elect if he can frame that in his own words that we believe the next four years are going to be better off. it's great for bill clinton to tell us, but we need to hear...
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>> i get cast very much as a liberal of obama. i was an undecided voter until then. >> no. >> i'm not -- i'm not making this up. >> come on. >> i was an un -- i love obama personally. there was a lot of issues. and literally, he reframed the discussion. >> he does. >> and i believe that -- i'm a human being, and i think that happened to a lot of people. and the polls showed that. he really -- what -- >> you weren't going to vote for mitt romney. please. >> stop it. >> talk to the people in my life. there were a lot of issues out there. i'm telling you, i think in my heart, i still would have voted for obama, but he really clarified it. i'm being honest. >> the stork market bounce the next day. when i first saw it, i said, is this a bill bounce? >> i was going to drag myself -- and this was, like, the right choice. it really was. >> he restored optimism. he just managed to do that. and if obama does win, he is going to have a big debt to bill clinton. he reframed it in a way that the president hasn't been able to do. >> in 2015 whe
>> i get cast very much as a liberal of obama. i was an undecided voter until then. >> no. >> i'm not -- i'm not making this up. >> come on. >> i was an un -- i love obama personally. there was a lot of issues. and literally, he reframed the discussion. >> he does. >> and i believe that -- i'm a human being, and i think that happened to a lot of people. and the polls showed that. he really -- what -- >> you weren't going to vote for mitt romney....
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obama, what happened? did biden come in and tell you he bet his life savings on you getting reelected but he needs mitt to cover the spread? you have to keep it close, bob. these are bad guys i'm dealing with. can you really not change washington from the inside? i thought we were in charge of the hope and you were in charge of change. no one wants a coach coming in at halftime and saying, oh, that was rough. anybody have an idea. >> top of the hour. welcome back to "morning joe." you look nice today. he's awesome. that was really good. >> do you have your emmies with you? >> i don't have any actual e emmys. >> and joining us onset, david axelrod. >> great to be here. >> how did mark do? >> you didn't hear? four of them. and still a tuxedo. >> how did he do? >> four. >> he took someone else's. there are four that are his. there's a fifth there. >> it's a loaner. >> a lot to talk to you about, david axelrod. mr. obama's hazy agenda for a second term. an acceptance speech on the state of the union laundry tw
obama, what happened? did biden come in and tell you he bet his life savings on you getting reelected but he needs mitt to cover the spread? you have to keep it close, bob. these are bad guys i'm dealing with. can you really not change washington from the inside? i thought we were in charge of the hope and you were in charge of change. no one wants a coach coming in at halftime and saying, oh, that was rough. anybody have an idea. >> top of the hour. welcome back to "morning...
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that's something obama's bad, obama's bad. you've got to vote against obama and not giving the voters anything of himself. and the other night in that clip that we showed, it's been shown endlessly, the lack of optimism in governor romney's voice, in his behavior, i think affects a lot of people who might be inclined to vote for someone else other than obama. very negatively. >> that's a great point, mike. and again, we said it yesterday, if you look at -- and i'll say the names again. i know it drives people crazy on the left, but it's the truth. if you listen to what margaret thatcher said when she took control of the conservative party in '75, what ronald reagan said his entire life, they believe the conservative message helped the 100%. they believed that's how you got people out of the unemployment lines, how you got the working poor back to work with better jobs. and mitt romney just sounded so negative talking about the 47%, writing it off. forget the faux pas. i'm more concerned, as is daniel h heninger in "the wall st
that's something obama's bad, obama's bad. you've got to vote against obama and not giving the voters anything of himself. and the other night in that clip that we showed, it's been shown endlessly, the lack of optimism in governor romney's voice, in his behavior, i think affects a lot of people who might be inclined to vote for someone else other than obama. very negatively. >> that's a great point, mike. and again, we said it yesterday, if you look at -- and i'll say the names again. i...
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vote for barack obama? he had so many chances during the campaign to carve out his own identity, which i think is closer to the real mitt romney. t events here in the city. he talked about his roles in the city. veryeducational. very educational show with bria showed that he's a policy guy, cared about issues as the governor dug into m. th mitmnoeot get very much attention and he doesn't put it on display very often. and it's now -- t thing he has to become is a fighter. he has to have guys like joe scarborough look at him ery e rt country, and r fighting to turn the country around. i don't see that but if he doesn't see that. em's going to be very hard to keep the party behind him. >> what's coming up next,mika? >> coming up, from theuclear tension in iran to thearn syria, can the u.n. security council come up with any solution? >>> "guys with kids" co-cated by jmyfallon. we'll talk with one o t st first, bill karins with a check of the weather. bill. >> good morning, mika and everybody el. around the coun
vote for barack obama? he had so many chances during the campaign to carve out his own identity, which i think is closer to the real mitt romney. t events here in the city. he talked about his roles in the city. veryeducational. very educational show with bria showed that he's a policy guy, cared about issues as the governor dug into m. th mitmnoeot get very much attention and he doesn't put it on display very often. and it's now -- t thing he has to become is a fighter. he has to have guys...
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president obama did. and now with this really horrible -- not just a mistake, but it was adom inable what he did the other day. it was a bad thing. he ratchets down a bit more, and in a race where there's so few undecideds, he has to worry about the race essentially being locked in place. he has to worry about having enough time and enough persuadable voters out there to regain the ground that he's lost over the last couple weeks. >> craig shirley, you talked about mitt romney burning daylight. what can he do at this point? is it a speech? is it just the debates? is there enough time? how does he get someone like you or even eugene robinson who may not be actually supporting mitt romney to feel like there's a real race here? >> well, yeah, mika, that's a great point. what he's got to do is pivot back to an issue that's a strong point. we know about the discord in the middle east. we know what he said about it. what he's got to do is jump beyond that and say, look, this is why we need energy independence i
president obama did. and now with this really horrible -- not just a mistake, but it was adom inable what he did the other day. it was a bad thing. he ratchets down a bit more, and in a race where there's so few undecideds, he has to worry about the race essentially being locked in place. he has to worry about having enough time and enough persuadable voters out there to regain the ground that he's lost over the last couple weeks. >> craig shirley, you talked about mitt romney burning...
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better than barack obama. i mean, barack obama's speech w was -- i thought he delivered it very well but bill clinton was a country lawyer and he -- >> it could explain. >> he went item by item and blew up romney's arguments and built up barack obama's arguments. >> bill clinton heads to new hampshire next week to campaign for the president because he is that useful. what do you think, mr. speaker of mr. mitt romney's chances as things stand right now? how do you feel about it? >> i think he has to have a very strong debate. i think they're whistling past the grave yard. >> is that another way of saying he is not doing so well right now? >> sure. i think everybody i talk to agrees he's had two and a half very tough weeks. and i do agree. i think they started with the clinton speech and then they got compounded by all of the stuff that happened. on the other hand, where i think i would disagree and go back to my partisan roots is clinton really described a terrific obama if only he existed. >> right. >> but the
better than barack obama. i mean, barack obama's speech w was -- i thought he delivered it very well but bill clinton was a country lawyer and he -- >> it could explain. >> he went item by item and blew up romney's arguments and built up barack obama's arguments. >> bill clinton heads to new hampshire next week to campaign for the president because he is that useful. what do you think, mr. speaker of mr. mitt romney's chances as things stand right now? how do you feel about...
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the obama campaign handed bill clinton the microphone and allowed him to define the race as obama/clinton versus romney/bush. the gop in clinton's narrative creates economic messes. democrats clean them up. mark halperin, did they -- what else could they have done with george w. bush? >> well, they did show a nice video featuring 41 and 43, but they don't want this to be about george bush. and i think part of the -- >> isn't that what's hamstringing this campaign? >> part of the power of bill clinton is he puts his imprint on the obama argument, then voting for romney sends us back to the bush years. and there's not much counter for that as long as mitt romney is not very specific about how he'd be different than george bush. >> steve ratner, isn't voting for romney bringing us back to the bush years in terms of policy? >> essentially it is. essentially when you cut through all of romney's policies, it's more of what bush did. it's more of bush tax cuts and no real vision. >> why wouldn't they be proud of that and roll him out? >> we have that versus barack obama promising four more years
the obama campaign handed bill clinton the microphone and allowed him to define the race as obama/clinton versus romney/bush. the gop in clinton's narrative creates economic messes. democrats clean them up. mark halperin, did they -- what else could they have done with george w. bush? >> well, they did show a nice video featuring 41 and 43, but they don't want this to be about george bush. and i think part of the -- >> isn't that what's hamstringing this campaign? >> part of...
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the obama people agree with this. they said to me yesterday one reason why this tape's getting so much coverage is because romney's not filling the vacuum with anything. he's doing one public event a day, maybe one interview a day, doing mostly closed fund-raisers. he hasn't changed the narrative in a month positive direction. he must change things in a more positive direction, and that's what they're counting on in the first debate. >> if you're only doing one event a day, it's because your staff is scared to get you out there. one a day. >> which is a problem. >> or you just don't like to? >> or it's based upon the assumption you can win an election by essentially making it a referendum on the incumbent, and that strategy is not going to be enough. you've got to give a positive case for the alternative. >> i agree. they need to read the peggy noonan editorial and readjust. >>> keith ellison joins us, chuck todd, academy award winner denzel washington and the discovery channel's micke rowe. >>> up next, sam stein. fi
the obama people agree with this. they said to me yesterday one reason why this tape's getting so much coverage is because romney's not filling the vacuum with anything. he's doing one public event a day, maybe one interview a day, doing mostly closed fund-raisers. he hasn't changed the narrative in a month positive direction. he must change things in a more positive direction, and that's what they're counting on in the first debate. >> if you're only doing one event a day, it's because...
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>> i am. >> i barack hussein obama. >> i barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear. >> that i will execute the office of president to the united states faithfully. >> that i will execute -- >> faithfully the office of president of the united states. >> the office of president of the united states faithfully. >> and will to the best of my ability. >> and will to the best of my ability. >> preserve, protect, and defend the constitution of the united states. >> preserve and protect and defend the constitution of the united states. >> so help you god? >> so help me god. >> congratulations, mr. president. >> 48 past the hour, chief justice john roberts administering the oath of office at the inauguration in 2009, slight problem there. an omen, perhaps, of an impending rocky relationship between the current executive and judicial branches. joining us now, legal analyst and staff writer for "the new yorker," jeffrey toobin, the author of "the oath," the obama white house and the supreme court. good to have you with us. >> good morning. >> meacham likes the pictures. >> he loves the pdf. jeffrey,
>> i am. >> i barack hussein obama. >> i barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear. >> that i will execute the office of president to the united states faithfully. >> that i will execute -- >> faithfully the office of president of the united states. >> the office of president of the united states faithfully. >> and will to the best of my ability. >> and will to the best of my ability. >> preserve, protect, and defend the constitution of...
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what should president obama do to take control? >> well, i think first he has to make the kind of statement i was describing. restating u.s. policy but doing so very forcefully. we have been saying to israel, we've got your back. we're preparing for this. i think the broad pieces of this policy, this policy includes sanctions, this policy includes covert action, which is very aggressive. i don't know that i've ever seen a covert action program quite like this. and then it's got this threat over the horizon of actual military action, but the planning on the ground has already largely been done. there's pre-positioning, there's designation of sites that would be used. so all those pieces have to be pulled together. and i think the worst thing would be in this situation for the u.s. to be buffeted by a smaller ally in a matter of war and peace. these are decisions that american presidents have to take themselves. they have to hold all the instruments in their hands. i know from discussions that i've had with people in the administrati
what should president obama do to take control? >> well, i think first he has to make the kind of statement i was describing. restating u.s. policy but doing so very forcefully. we have been saying to israel, we've got your back. we're preparing for this. i think the broad pieces of this policy, this policy includes sanctions, this policy includes covert action, which is very aggressive. i don't know that i've ever seen a covert action program quite like this. and then it's got this...
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it's going to be why i love barack obama, why barack obama's been good for you. he's going to vouch for the president in a very powerful way. i think he's going to do it pretty well. >> here's more on the biden factor. "joe bidenen unchained, the truth about biden is more subtle and complex, that his greatest asset, what obama strategist david axelrod calls him bluntness and ebullience is equally his gravest liability, his old school m.o. makes him uniquely unsuited to this most modern political media moment that in a culture that pines for authenticity and then punishes it cruelly, his utter incapacity for phoniness and, yes, his grievous inability to control his yap, endows him with enorm out charm and guile him as a human ied. >> the things he said in his career could have ruined him. his comment he made a few weeks ago about putting people back in chains was big for a week and he seeps to have slid past that. >> what about barack obama and the campaign? >> what? >> which led al sharpton to say at the time "i'm clean, i take baths." biden not only survived tha
it's going to be why i love barack obama, why barack obama's been good for you. he's going to vouch for the president in a very powerful way. i think he's going to do it pretty well. >> here's more on the biden factor. "joe bidenen unchained, the truth about biden is more subtle and complex, that his greatest asset, what obama strategist david axelrod calls him bluntness and ebullience is equally his gravest liability, his old school m.o. makes him uniquely unsuited to this most...